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Yeah I noticed that!Cornuck wrote:I like this caveat.Island Nucklehead wrote:...but we are not a SC contender on paper, so we should have room for Vey.
I'll put you down as cautiously optimistic.
Well yeah, you can always find guys picked later that turn into pros. The vast majority do not, ultimately a draft choice gets you a prospect that may or may not become an NHL player. Benning just sped that process along and is playing the averages quite well, IMO. Vey is likely not going to be a 1st line player, but there's an almost greater chance that the draft pick never even becomes a Linden Vey.dbr wrote: Also, because I just can't help myself.. I don't like the "here's a bunch of 50th overall picks" comparison much. Looks great for my argument with Lucic, but the teams picking those other players also had a chance to take Dalton Thrower, Nikita Kucherov, William Karlsson, Calle Jarnkrok, Johan Larsson, Richard Panik, Dmitri Orlov, Stepan, Hamonic, Anisimov, Raymond.. in addition to another boatload of guys that never panned out.
There's Lucic, and a couple of other guys that Vey is unlikely to ever touch, plus a couple of much younger players younger than him PLUS in a similar spot in the big league already.
I don't think anyone (maybe Doc, but he always thinks we're the best), expected this kind of start. Most of us thought we'd be better, but in tough to earn enough points. The season is still young, but it's hard to not like what we've seen thus far. Injuries look like they might be picking up, but hopefully we can ride it out with some depth from the farm. It's a long season, and it's the dog days of January and February, between the "hot starts" and the "playoff push" that will really determine what we've got here.Cornuck wrote:I like this caveat.Island Nucklehead wrote:...but we are not a SC contender on paper, so we should have room for Vey.
I'll put you down as cautiously optimistic.
ehhhh there was Rats always positive about the team, and *ahem* I had nux pegged getting a playoff spot with this team squeaking in at the #6 spot. Just Sayin'Island Nucklehead wrote:
I don't think anyone (maybe Doc, but he always thinks we're the best), expected this kind of start. Most of us thought we'd be better, but in tough to earn enough points. The season is still young, but it's hard to not like what we've seen thus far. Injuries look like they might be picking up, but hopefully we can ride it out with some depth from the farm. It's a long season, and it's the dog days of January and February, between the "hot starts" and the "playoff push" that will really determine what we've got here.
I think if Miller keeps playing at this level (it's a Vezina quality start, imo) there's no question we could be a threat.
Yeah I do agree. It's not ultimately sustainable but if Benning is going to take a few of these gambles up front that's fine - I agree it's reasonable and I thought it was with Gillis too.Island Nucklehead wrote:Well yeah, you can always find guys picked later that turn into pros. The vast majority do not, ultimately a draft choice gets you a prospect that may or may not become an NHL player. Benning just sped that process along and is playing the averages quite well, IMO. Vey is likely not going to be a 1st line player, but there's an almost greater chance that the draft pick never even becomes a Linden Vey.
If you don't like that view, another way of looking at it is Jason Garrison ($4.6M) for Linden Vey ($735K). Freeing up Garrisons money allowed for the Canucks to go after guys like Miller and Vrbata.
Moi aussiSKYO wrote:ehhhh there was Rats always positive about the team, and *ahem* I had nux pegged getting a playoff spot with this team squeaking in at the #6 spot. Just Sayin'Island Nucklehead wrote:
I don't think anyone (maybe Doc, but he always thinks we're the best), expected this kind of start. Most of us thought we'd be better, but in tough to earn enough points. The season is still young, but it's hard to not like what we've seen thus far. Injuries look like they might be picking up, but hopefully we can ride it out with some depth from the farm. It's a long season, and it's the dog days of January and February, between the "hot starts" and the "playoff push" that will really determine what we've got here.
I think if Miller keeps playing at this level (it's a Vezina quality start, imo) there's no question we could be a threat.
He's a virtual virtuoso!RoyalDude wrote:Watching the subway series, Virtanen is a very good passer, sees the ice very well
Good to hear that he appears to be trying to add some playmaking to his repertoire, but where is his shot?RoyalDude wrote:Watching the subway series, Virtanen is a very good passer, sees the ice very well
Yes small sample size, he did not do well last game, if you look game by game, it is all over the map and the number of draws per game is quite low.herb wrote:Through 5 games, Bo Horvat has taken 52 faceoffs and won 53.8% of them. Small sample size, but impressive nonetheless. 53.8% is the highest win percentage on the team.
Very true. Encouraging (to me at least) that he hasn't been awful.Topper wrote:Tough to make much sense of it yet other than to say he hasn't consistently stunk or been a Manny clone.
Um, excuse me, Bo Horvat is just 19 years old. This BOlds well. Very well. I'm sure after old Trev laces 'em up and gives the kid a few pointers he will be fantastic as a 24 yr old.Topper wrote:Yes small sample size, he did not do well last game, if you look game by game, it is all over the map and the number of draws per game is quite low.herb wrote:Through 5 games, Bo Horvat has taken 52 faceoffs and won 53.8% of them. Small sample size, but impressive nonetheless. 53.8% is the highest win percentage on the team.
Tough to make much sense of it yet other than to say he hasn't consistently stunk or been a Manny clone.
